A team of the Armed Police Force (APF) base camp at Bariyarpatti arrested Chandreshwari Devi Yadav for smuggling narcotic substances. Police confiscated 40 units of Corex, a narcotic drug, from her bag during security check. [break]
Police say trend of using women as drug peddlers is on the rise after they tightened security checks along the boarder. Following this incident, police here plan to intensify security checks and frisk women at border transit points.
There is a growing problem of drug abuse by local youths in Siraha district as drugs are easily available in the local market.
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